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Authors: Margarita Madrigal

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EXERCISE IN TRANSLATION

Translate the following sentences into Spanish. Write out each sentence in Spanish, using the columns above as a guide. Check your sentences with the correct translations below this exercise.

  1. I gave my cousin (fem.) a record.
  2. He gave his sister a blouse.
  3. We gave your brother a radio.
  4. They gave your mother a camera.
  5. I’m going to give Robert a guitar.
  6. Are you going to give Albert a tractor?
  7. Are you going to give Elizabeth a novel?
  8. He gave your brother a necktie.
  9. I gave your sister a blouse.
  10. I gave your cousin (masc.) a necktie.
  11. We gave Robert a camera.
  12. I’m going to give Robert a sofa.
  13. I sent Charles a book.
  14. Did you send your uncle a cable?
  15. We sent Helen some roses.
  16. They sent your aunt a cable.
  17. I’m going to send your uncle some records.
  18. I sent your aunt a present.
  19. I’m going to send Charles a present.
  20. Are you going to send the flowers to Helen?

Check your sentences with the translations below.

  1. Le dí un disco a mi prima.
  2. Le dió una blusa a su hermana.
  3. Le dimos un radio a su hermano.
  4. Le dieron una cámara a su mamá.
  5. Voy a darle una guitarra a Roberto. (Or, Le voy a dar una guitarra a Roberto.)
  6. ¿ Va a darle un tractor a Alberto? (Or, ¿Le va a dar un tractor a Alberto?)
  7. ¿ Va a darle una novela a Isabel? (Or, ¿Le va a dar una novela a Isabel?)
  8. Le dió una corbata a su hermano.
  9. Le dí una blusa a su hermana.
  10. Le dí una corbata a su primo.
  11. Le dimos una cámara a Roberto.
  12. Voy a darle un sofá a Roberto. (Or, Le voy a dar un sofá a Roberto.)
  13. Le mandé un libro a Carlos.
  14. ¿Le mandó un cable a su tío?
  15. Le mandamos unas rosas a Elena.
  16. Le mandaron un cable a su tía.
  17. Voy a mandarle unos discos a su tío. (Or, Le voy a mandar unos discos a su tío.)
  18. Le mandé un regalo a su tía.
  19. Voy a mandarle un regalo a Carlos. (Or, Le voy a mandar un regalo a Carlos.)
  20. ¿ Va a mandarle las flores a Elena? (Or, Le va a mandar las flores a Elena?)

If you use both the
direct and indirect object pronouns,
THE INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN COMES FIRST.

EXAMPLES
:

Me lo dió.
He gave it to me
(
To me it he gave
).

Me lo vendió.
He sold it to me
(
To me it he sold
).

The indirect object LE changes to SE when it is used in combination with LO, LA, LOS, LAS. “Le lo” becomes SE LO.

EXAMPLES
:

Se lo dí.
I gave it to him
(
To him
[
her, you
]
it I gave
).

Se lo vendí.
I sold it to you
(
To you
[
him, her
]
it I sold
).

Se la vendí.
I sold it to her
. (The “la” refers to something feminine, such as “la mesa,”
the table
.)

Se los vendí.
I sold them to him
. (The “los” refers to something masculine plural.)

Se las vendí.
I sold them to you
. (The “las” refers to something feminine plural.)

Nos lo vendió.
He sold it to us
.

Se lo vendí.
I sold it to you, to him, to her, to them
.

“SE” means:
To you, to him, to her, to them
.

NONCONFORMIST VERBS

   ME,
me
(
to, for me
)

   
LE,
you, him, her
(
to, for you, him, her
)

   NOS,
us
(
to, for us
)

LES,
you
(pl.),
them
(
to, for them
)

“Traje” (
I brought
) takes “le” because you can say “brought to.” Verbs that can be followed by “to” or “for” take “le.”

Le traje unos discos.
I brought you some records
(
To you I brought some records
).

Le dí el dinero.
I gave you the money
(
To you I gave the money
).

Le dimos el libro.
We gave you the book
(
To you we gave the book
).

VERB
WHAT
TO WHOM
1
2
3
Carlos le dió (
Charles
[
to her
] gave)
un libro (
a book
)
a Elena (
to Helen
)
Carlos le dió (
Charles
[
to him
]
gave
)
el dinero (
the money
)
a Juan (
to John
)
María y yo le dimos (
Mary and I
[
to her
]
gave)
el dinero (
the money
)
a Elena (
to Helen
)
Carlos y María le dieron (
Charles and Mary
[
to her
]
gave
)
los libros
 (
the books
)
a mi tía (
to my aunt
)
Enrique le trajo (
Henry
[
to him
]
brought
)
el periódico
 (
the newspaper
)
a su papá (
to his father
)
María le trajo (
Mary
[
to her
]
brought
)
unas rosas (
some roses
)
a mi mamá (
to my mother
)
Roberto y yo le trajimos (
Robert and I
[
to him
]
brought
)
unos libros (
some books
)
a Carlos (
to Charles
)
Carlos y María le trajeron (
Charles and Mary
[
to him
]
brought
)
unos dulces (
some candy
)
a Juan (
to John
)

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